{"title":"Adaptive performance optimal control for flexible-joint robots with random noises: Design and experiment","authors":"Shiyu Xie , Wei Sun , Shun-Feng Su","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115741","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115741","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study developes a flexible performance optimal control scheme via reinforcement learning strategy and event-triggered mechanism for flexible-joint robots with random noise and non-affine input. It is notable that an event-triggered optimization mechanism is developed, which meets the optimality principle and saves communication resources. Nevertheless, the existing event-triggered strategy is unable to handle non-affine input, which limits the applicability of this method. To overcome the above problems, a modified event-triggered mechanism is proposed. At the same time, the optimal solution of the system is given by an optimized control algorithm based on the improved performance index function. In the controller design, neural network is used to deal with random disturbances and uncertainties, and an adaptive law is designed to replace the identifier structure. Besides, a flexible prescribed performance function is constructed to yield multiple prescribed performance behaviors by adjusting the key parameters, while the tracking error is stayed within a prescribed boundary. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme is further demonstrated by simulation and the experiment of the 2-link flexible-joint robot on the Quanser platform.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 115741"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qing-Yuan Xin , Yong-Chen Pei , Huiqi Yvonne Lu , Yong-Hao Huang , Jian-Yao Liu , Chris Chatwin
{"title":"Advanced unconditional signal processing model for cross-section contour reconstruction using multi-channel measurements","authors":"Qing-Yuan Xin , Yong-Chen Pei , Huiqi Yvonne Lu , Yong-Hao Huang , Jian-Yao Liu , Chris Chatwin","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115762","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115762","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In mechanical engineering the standard method to assess the geometric tolerances of rotational parts is by analysing parts’ rotational motion in relation to the measuring system. Traditional tolerance compliance measurement models are conditional signal processing models that require pre-defined contour parameters of measured sections. However, due to part diversity and complexity, pre-determining and pre-setting the section parameters before each measurement process is very time-consuming and, in some cases, unachievable. To address this challenge, this paper proposes an advanced unconditional signal processing model, which uses multi-channel measurements for cross-section contour reconstruction that operates without predefined section parameters. This model can handle multi-point measurement signals and accurately estimate the contour shape and engineering center coordinates of measured sections through circumferential Fourier expansion and an approximated signal-contour transform matrix. An efficient iterative algorithm then reconstructs the contour and precisely locates the engineering center. The computational accuracy and robustness of the proposed model have been confirmed through rigorous theoretical analysis and comprehensive experimental validation. Due to its inherent unconditional advantage, the proposed signal processing model can achieve intelligent monitoring of rotational parts throughout their entire life, which not only adapts and remains stable across a wide variety of cross-section types but also significantly improves measurement efficiency, ensuring precise and accurate results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 115762"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Finite element simulations of the thermomechanically coupled responses of thermal barrier coating systems using an unconditionally stable staggered approach","authors":"Zhao Li , Kuiying Chen , Tao Jin","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115750","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115750","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems have long been used in many engineering applications, such as jet engines and gas turbines. One pressing task is to evaluate their performance and integrity under long-term thermal cycles. This task requires an accurate and efficient time integration technique that is unconditionally stable, since large time steps are required to simulate TBC systems under long-term thermal effects. In this work, we present in detail several numerical methods to model the thermomechanically coupled responses of TBC systems, including a monolithic approach and two staggered approaches based on the isothermal split and the adiabatic split, respectively. We also demonstrate several finite element simulation techniques, such as the periodic boundary conditions and the adaptive mesh refinement, in the modeling of TBC systems. Through several numerical examples, we show that the staggered approach based on the adiabatic split preserves the unconditional stability of individual time integration techniques used for the mechanical phase and the thermal phase of the coupled problem. Moreover, the computational cost is significantly lower compared to the monolithic approach. This work provides an efficient time integration approach to model more complex behaviors of TBC systems under long-term thermal cycles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 115750"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategic decision-making of competitive manufacturers: Assessing the role of product substitutability in energy performance contracting","authors":"Wenjie Zhang , Weiwei Chen , Zixuan Li , Hongping Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115757","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115757","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Maximizing benefits through optimized strategic decisions is a crucial concern in Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) arrangements among competing manufacturers, yet this area remains underexplored. This paper develops a model to examine EPC cooperation between two manufacturers producing substitutable products in a duopoly market. By applying game theory, the study investigates the strategic decision-making processes of these manufacturers, with a particular focus on product substitutability. The analysis of equilibrium outcomes reveals that when both manufacturers engage in EPC, total market output increases. Although EPC results in lower prices, it enhances overall consumer surplus due to the price reduction. Additionally, EPC contributes to a decrease in total energy consumption as the cost of energy-saving service rises. The study find that as product substitutability increases, the sharing ratio determined by the client in the EPC arrangement gradually decreases. Concurrently, the level of energy-saving service provided by the Energy Service Company (ESCO) increases. However, when the cost coefficient of energy-saving retrofitting services is relatively high and the sharing ratio falls within a certain range, the service level initially decreases before rising again. This research offers novel insights into the impact of product substitutability on EPC engagements between two competing manufacturers, providing valuable perspectives on strategic decision-making within a competitive market environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 115757"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142444871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shear horizontal wave propagation on a piezoelectric substrate with periodic gradient local resonant metasurfaces","authors":"Chunyu Xu, Peijun Wei, Zhengyang Li, Xiao Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115733","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115733","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, analytical solutions for shear horizontal (SH) waves propagating in a piezoelectric (PE) substrate with periodic gradient mass oscillators are obtained. Both wave-mode method and spectral method are used to obtain the dispersion equation of SH waves. The influences of mass-spring oscillators on dispersion curves and the wave mode shapes are discussed via numerical examples. It reveals that the numerical results obtained by wave-mode method and spectral method are well matched. In addition, the mass-spring oscillators have evident effects on the propagation characteristic of SH waves, and the effects are closely related with the frequency. Moreover, the widths of the local resonant and Bragg resonant bandgaps become evident wider when oscillator's natural resonance frequency is close to the Bragg scattering frequency. In particular, based on our proposed structure, we can design a sensor with advantages such as filtering and only sensitive to specific frequencies, amplify lossless signals and multi frequency sensitivity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"137 ","pages":"Article 115733"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei-Long Fan , Xiao-Wei Gao , Fan Peng , Bing-Bing Xu
{"title":"A total Lagrangian Galerkin free element method for finite deformation in hyperelastic materials","authors":"Wei-Long Fan , Xiao-Wei Gao , Fan Peng , Bing-Bing Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115740","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115740","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this research, a total Lagrangian Galerkin free element method (GFrEM) is proposed for the analysis of finite deformation in hyperelastic materials. This method derives the total Lagrangian formulation using the initial configuration as the reference. The mechanical behavior of hyperelastic materials is modeled by the non-Hookean strain energy function. Since Lagrangian isoparametric elements are freely formed in GFrEM by collocation nodes with their surrounding nodes, intrinsic boundary conditions can be imposed simply as in the finite elements method. In addition, the Galerkin method was used to ensure the stability of the results when constructing the equations for each collocation node. The validity and convergence of the proposed method are verified by several two- and three-dimensional numerical examples that include bending, compression, and torsion of hyperelastic materials. The example of nearly incompressible material shows that GFrEM remains highly accurate even with large deformations where the FEM cannot converge.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"137 ","pages":"Article 115740"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jichuan Cao , Hui Li , Haijun Wang , Haiyang Zhang , Hang Cao , Xiangping Wang , Qingkai Han
{"title":"Optimal design of vibration resistance of fiber-reinforced composite sandwich plates embedded in a viscoelastic square honeycomb core","authors":"Jichuan Cao , Hui Li , Haijun Wang , Haiyang Zhang , Hang Cao , Xiangping Wang , Qingkai Han","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115731","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115731","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work focuses on investigating the optimal design of composite sandwich plates (FCSPs) with a viscoelastic square honeycomb core (VSHC). Firstly, using the cross-fill theory, the complex modulus technique, the first-order shear deformation theory, the minimum strain energy principle, and the Newmark-<em>β</em> method, a theoretical model of the VSHC-FCSPs under half-sine pulse excitation is formulated to calculate the inherent frequencies, the peak and vibration decay time of the transient response in time domain. The peak and vibration decay time are taken as the indexes of the anti-vibration performance. Considering an index of structural stiffness performance, the average value of the inherent frequencies is adopted to calculate the overall stiffness. After a set of literature validations and optimization validations, the multi-objective genetic algorithm is employed to study the optimization issue of VSHC-FCSPs. The optimization objectives are to minimize the three design variables of the transient response peak, vibration decay time, and reciprocal of overall stiffness. Then, the fiber laying angle of each layer, the core thickness ratio and the modulus ratio are assumed as optimization variables. Finally, the results with good vibration resistance and structural stiffness in the Pareto front are chosen as references, and these corresponding variations of the design variables and optimization objectives are obtained. The optimization results have revealed that the optimization variables corresponding to the intermediate points should be selected as references to improve the anti-vibration capacity and ensure the structural stiffness performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"137 ","pages":"Article 115731"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Four-stage cascaded adaptive sliding mode control for automatic carrier landing with airwake disturbances and uncertainties","authors":"Dana-Aurelia Dinu VÎLCICĂ , Mihai Lungu , Mou Chen , Alexandru-Nicolae Tudosie","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115729","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115729","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This paper addresses the carrier landing affected by airwake, parametric uncertainties, and carrier deck motion, its main target being the design of a novel sliding mode based automatic carrier landing system to obtain accurate tracking of the reference trajectory, robustness in terms of disturbances and uncertainties, as well as excellent touchdown accuracy.</div></div><div><h3>Approach</h3><div>For an aircraft nonlinear dynamics, written under a four-stage cascaded strict feedback form, the design of the novel landing control architecture involves the design of a guidance subsystem, robust sliding mode controllers (for the control of the heading angle, attitude angles, and angular rates), an approach power compensation system, adaptive control laws suppressing the uncertainties and disturbances, a Kalman filter for deck motion prediction, a block computing the reference trajectory, a tracking differentiator block for deck motion compensation, and first-order command filters.</div></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><div>The software validation process proves the effectiveness of the sliding mode based control scheme and the suppression of the uncertainties and disturbances. Also, the comparison between the performances of the sliding mode control based carrier landing system and the ones associated to other automatic carrier landing systems shows the superiority of the sliding mode based control scheme, as well as its better touchdown accuracy and landing success rate.</div></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><div>This study innovatively transforms the general carrier landing problem into a time-varying tracking control problem for cascaded strict feedback dynamics with disturbances and uncertainties. The new designed automatic carrier landing system is the first control architecture in the literature employing the sliding mode control augmented by adaptive control laws for carrier landing, subjected to airwake, deck motion, and uncertainties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 115729"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yangyang Miao , Xiaoting Rui , Pingxin Wang , Yu Feng , Tang Li , Jianshu Zhang
{"title":"A recursive algorithm for dynamics of planar multibody systems with frictional unilateral constraints","authors":"Yangyang Miao , Xiaoting Rui , Pingxin Wang , Yu Feng , Tang Li , Jianshu Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115747","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115747","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The contact impact problem in planar multibody systems can be efficiently solved by formulating it as the linear complementarity problem, which requires a complex modeling process. To simplify the process, a recursive algorithm for the dynamics of planar multibody systems with frictional unilateral constraints is proposed based on the reduced multibody system transfer matrix method. Firstly, the contact forces of frictional unilateral constraints are integrated into the recurrence relations of system components using Lagrange multipliers. Subsequently, the relative motion equations of the contact positions are discretized in time, which are then utilized to describe the linear complementarity problem for systems. The dynamics of the system is solved by the Moreau time-stepping method with the recursive method. Finally, the proposed algorithm was validated using the woodpecker toy and used to model a slider-crank mechanism with clearance, which shows its characteristics of facilitating modeling, universal, and highly programmable. This recursive algorithm provides an effective tool for solving non-smooth planar multibody systems while extending the application of the multibody system transfer matrix method.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"137 ","pages":"Article 115747"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exact solutions for anisotropic beams with arbitrary distributed loads","authors":"Changwei Tang, Guansuo Dui, Yuyao Fu","doi":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115735","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apm.2024.115735","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The general solution of elasticity for plane anisotropic beams with arbitrary constraints at ends and arbitrary normal and tangential distributed loads on surfaces is derived, which consists of internal forces (i.e., bending moment, shearing force, axial force) and their integrals and derivatives of different orders and load-independent polynomial function sequences of longitudinal coordinates. The method for determining the function sequences is established by resolving the governing equation and boundary conditions of the stress function method. For beams with an elastic symmetry plane, a method for directly determining explicit expressions for all terms of function sequences is provided. Particular solutions of examples are solved using general solution formulas, and the results align excellently with existing exact solutions. Finally, the errors in EBT and TBT when applied to beams made of different materials are analysed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50980,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mathematical Modelling","volume":"137 ","pages":"Article 115735"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142445499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}